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Crude Oil WTI Aug '20 (CLQ20)

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Crude Oil WTI Futures Market News and Commentary

Crude Oil Prices Edge Higher on Heightened Middle East Tensions

June WTI crude oil (CLM26) on Friday closed up +0.61 (+0.64%), and June RBOB gasoline (RBM26) closed up +0.0707 (+2.05%).  Crude oil and gasoline prices settled higher on Friday due to concerns about the sustainability of the ceasefire between the US and Iran amid fresh hostilities in the Strait of Hormuz.  The markets await further updates after the US presented a proposal to Iran that would gradually reopen the Strait of Hormuz and lift the US blockade on Iranian ports.   Iran is expected to respond via Pakistan in the next few days.  

Crude prices rose on Friday on fresh hostilities between the US and Iran after Iran's semi-official Tasnim news agency said Iran seized an oil tanker today in the Strait of Hormuz for "attempting to disrupt oil exports and the interests of the Iranian nation."  Also, US forces targeted missile and drone launch sites and other military assets in Iran that were responsible for attacking three US Navy destroyers transiting the Strait of Hormuz.  ... Read more

Contract Specifications

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Contract
Crude Oil West Texas Intermediate
Contract Size
1,000 U.S. barrels (42,000 gallons)
Tick Size
1 cent per barrel ($10.00 per contract)
Trading Hours
5:00p.m. - 4:00p.m. (Sun-Fri) (RTH 8:00a.m. - 1:30p.m.) (Settles 1:30p.m.) CST
Exchange
NYMEX
Point Value
$1,000
Margin/Maintenance
$12,928/11,753
First Notice Date
07/23/20
Expiration Date
07/21/20 (expired)

Seasonal Chart

Crude Oil WTI Aug '20
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior Aug Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of May 5, 2026

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Commercials - Long / Short
933,442 (+42,492)
1,139,592 (+28,988)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
381,542 (-9,141)
202,756 (+3,984)
Producers - Long / Short
716,499 (+38,519)
378,998 (+21,138)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
100,020 (-6,929)
643,671 (-3,052)
Managed Money - Long / Short
185,755 (-7,574)
114,964 (+1,966)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
195,787 (-1,567)
87,792 (+2,018)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
37.08 +13.16%
on 06/25/20
42.40 -1.04%
on 07/21/20
+2.13 (+5.35%)
since 06/19/20
3-Month
20.28 +106.90%
on 04/22/20
42.40 -1.04%
on 07/21/20
+20.35 (+94.17%)
since 04/21/20
52-Week
20.28 +106.90%
on 04/22/20
62.21 -32.55%
on 01/08/20
-12.35 (-22.74%)
since 07/19/19

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Crude Oil Prices Edge Higher on Heightened Middle East Tensions

June WTI crude oil (CLM26 ) on Friday closed up +0.61 (+0.64%), and June RBOB gasoline (RBM26 ) closed up +0.0707 (+2.05%). Crude oil and gasoline prices settled higher on Friday due to concerns about...

CLM26 : 95.42s (+0.64%)
RBM26 : 3.5267s (+2.05%)
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NGM26 : 2.757s (-0.43%)
Fresh Hostilities in the Strait of Hormuz Support Crude Oil Prices

June WTI crude oil (CLM26 ) today is up +0.83 (+0.88%), and June RBOB gasoline (RBM26 ) is up +0.0271 (+0.78%). Crude oil and gasoline prices are moving higher today due to concerns about the sustainability...

CLM26 : 95.42s (+0.64%)
RBM26 : 3.5267s (+2.05%)
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June WTI crude oil (CLM26 ) on Thursday closed down -0.27 (-0.28%), and June RBOB gasoline (RBM26 ) closed down -0.0033 (-0.10%). Crude oil and gasoline prices closed lower on Thursday on optimism that...

CLM26 : 95.42s (+0.64%)
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Nat-Gas Prices Rebound on a Smaller-Than-Forecast Weekly Storage Build

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NGM26 : 2.757s (-0.43%)

Barchart Trading Guide

The Barchart Trading Guide is a Buy Signal with a Weak Signal Strength.

Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point N/A
2nd Resistance Point 43.43
1st Resistance Point 42.69
Last Price 41.96s
1st Support Level 40.93
2nd Support Level 39.91
3rd Support Level N/A

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52-Week High 62.21
Fibonacci 61.8% 46.19
Last Price 41.96s
Fibonacci 50% 41.24
Fibonacci 38.2% 36.30
52-Week Low 20.28

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